Easy chicken broccoli stir fry cooked in a simple savory sauce and ready in less than 20 minutes! This simple recipe is great if you are busy but still want homemade Chinese!
Easy Chicken Broccoli Stir Fry
Once a week we get food delivered to our door. Every sunday to be exact. It’s something my mother did when I was growing up as a way to treat everyone for all the hard work done that week.
It was always really exciting because my brother and I got to pick what type of food we were having for dinner – usually a toss between pizza, KFC or McDonald’s. Dinner was eaten in front of the television with TV tray tables and a glass of barley iced tea (mugicha).
It was the best and most relaxing day – fond memories I have of my childhood, thanks to the most amazing and fun mother!
Nowadays, delivery mostly consists of Asian food. Okay, sometimes we’ll get falafels or a pizza, but I’d say 85% of the time we have either Malaysian, Chinese or Japanese. And when it’s not sunday-delivery-day, we make our own quick and easy Asian menu consisting of easy dishes like this chicken broccoli stir fry.
YUM!
I know I’ve said this many times before but I must reiterate how simple and easy stir fries are to make – and they taste so good! It doesn’t get any easier and delicious than a chicken broccoli stir fry cooked with garlic, ginger, a little soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and sesame oil.
Savory with a little sweetness and nuttiness – you’ll love this.
I served this chicken broccoli stir fry with leftover pancit noodles but you can pair it with plain white rice, brown rice, egg noodles, spaghetti and even quinoa.
You can also double this chicken broccoli stir fry recipe and save some for later. Take it to work the next day for a tasty lunch or use it as a topping for ramen or a baked potato.
Other delicious stir fries:
- Stir fry beef with spicy hoisin sauce
- Szechuan chicken
- Empress chicken
- Mongolian chicken
- Hunan chicken
- Ginger pork and snow peas stir fry
Did you like this Chicken Broccoli Stir Fry Recipe? Are there changes you made that you would like to share? Share your tips and recommendations in the comments section below!
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Easy Chicken Broccoli Stir Fry
Easy chicken broccoli stir fry cooked in a simple savory sauce and ready in less than 20 minutes! This simple recipe is great if you are busy but still want homemade Chinese!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Total Time: 17 minutes
- Yield: 2 people 1x
- Category: Stir fry
- Method: stir frying
- Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tablespoon ginger (peeled and minced)
- 2 heaping cups broccoli (chopped bite size)
- 3/4 pound skinless (boneless chicken breast, chopped bite size)
- 1 1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup low sodium chicken broth (or water)
- 1/2 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon corn starch mixed with 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- In a pan over medium high heat, add 1 tablespoon peanut oil and chicken. Cook for 4-5 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
- Add the remaining peanut oil, garlic and ginger to the pan and cook for 1 minute.
- Add broccoli, stir and cook for 5 minutes.
- Return chicken to the pan and add oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar and chicken broth. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Add sesame seeds, sesame oil and cornstarch (mixed with 2 tablespoon water). Stir well and turn the heat off when the sauce thickens.
- Serve with noodles or rice.
Notes
This Chicken Broccoli Stir Fry Recipe Is:
Low in sugar
Very high in vitamin C
Keywords: recipe, main, poultry, Asian, easy
Dee says
Hi, this sounds delicious. I’m wondering though about the oil. In the ingredient list you call for 1 Tbsp olive oil and in the directions you have 1 Tbsp peanut oil in two different places.
Dawn Hesalroad says
Omigosh, I made this last night for my sis and me…it is WONDERFUL. I had to sub powdered ginger because I did not have fresh ginger, and I did not add sesame seeds because I didn’t have them. I will buy both soon so I can go exactly by the recipe. This is so quick and easy. Thank you so much for a super easy and tasty recipe, Caroline!
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Caroline Phelps says
Yay Dawn! Thank you so much for the wonderful feedback! 🙂
Swan says
1. Perhaps you could marinate the chicken prior to frying, instead of just plain stir fry. Also, you could add a couple of ginger slices in your hot oil, discard them before you add the chicken. This helps to remove any “chicken smell”
2. When you have added oyster sauce, it’s optional to add sugar.
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Caroline Phelps says
Great tips! Thanks for sharing!
Brenda pasieka says
Hello,
I saw this recipe and it said 301 calories at one stop and 480 calories another, it really is 480
Caroline Phelps says
Hi Brenda! Can you tell me where or what calorie counter you are using?